MA Photography and the Land at University of Plymouth United Kingdom
Monday, March 9th, 2009Aim of the programme
MA Photography and the Land is a thematic award that offers you the opportunity to develop your photographic practice, knowledge and understanding through research and photographic projects exploring issues related to land, landscape and the environment.
Programme highlights
· Staff team with significant international experience in diverse landscape practice
· Southwest location with unique mixture of rural, urban, industrial and leisure landscapes
· Arts faculty energetically developing its inter-disciplinary links
Entry requirements
A good honours degree in photography or a related visual communication subject. Appropriate professional experience may also be considered. An interview, portfolio and written piece of work will be required. IELTS of 6.5 or equivalent.
Duration
1 year full time or two years part time
Contact email
artspostgrad@plymouth.ac.uk
Contact details
Postgraduate Admissions
Faculty of Arts
Tel: +44 (0) 1752 585100
General programme structure
Photography: the practice of research examines models of photographic practice-based research methodology and gives an opportunity to initiate fields of individual visual and conceptual enquiry. You begin a process of consolidating technical understanding relevant to your practice.
Land, landscape and photography historic and contemporary: through critical examination of photographic landscape practices, you familiarise yourselves with, and question, ways in which you can investigate, respond to and engage with issues associated with land and the environment.
MA project proposal: through practice, research, seminars, tutorials and workshops you consolidate the work begun in the first module, defining your MA project proposal and testing this thoroughly through practice.
Interdisciplinary interpretations: landscape practice examines and reflects upon interdisciplinary approaches to the study, interpretation and understanding of land, landscape and environment, linking photography with others fields of knowledge: geographical, ecological, historical, philosophical, etc and provides the opportunity to extend the conceptual frame of your project.
MA photographic project: asks you to resolve an individual project presented in an appropriate form and context to consolidate your MA photographic research practice. A written report provides critical commentary to your practice.